NOUN | feeling | ravishment, entrancement | a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment |
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act | ravishment, rape, violation, assault | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
Meaning | A feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment. | |
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Synonym | entrancement | |
Broader | delight, delectation | A feeling of extreme / extreme pleasure or satisfaction |
Spanish | arrebato, embeleso, éxtasis | |
Catalan | embadaliment, exaltació, èxtasi | |
Verbs | ravish | hold spellbound |
Meaning | The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. | |
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Synonyms | rape, violation, assault | |
Narrower | date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim / victim (as when they are on a date together) |
statutory rape, carnal abuse | sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) | |
Broader | sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense | A statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
Spanish | estupro, violación | |
Catalan | violació | |
Verbs | ravish | force (someone) to have sex against their will |
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